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Anyway, it's not worth worrying about any more.
The fault has been around for years, last year it was discovered in all the drivers tyres and the construction was modified, this year it is only 1 driver but that is too many in my opinion. Lets hope Bridgestone get their house in order and fix this issue.
At least Bridgestone has admitted it is a problem with their tyre.
It was fixed, 19 drivers out of 20 had no problem whatsoever. This means that it was fixed.Quote:
Originally Posted by ArrowsFA1
Only one driver has troubles, as his team mate didn't have the same troubles it means that it isn't the tire-car combo that has a specific problem, it's the driver that is destroying the tire because he uses a very specific set up for his specific driving style.
To produce a tire that is meant to suit a very specific set up and driving style of only one driver = give that driver an unfair advantage over the rest of the grid.
We aren't in the tire wars era anymore, so this shouldn't be the case. There's a spec tire and everyone should adapt to it, even Lewy.
I'm more than sure that if it was Heidfeld or Massa having this problem you and many fellow British fans would be criticizing them instead of calling BS to produce a tire adapted to their driving style.
Tough luck folks, this time is Golden Boy having problems and you should learn to live with it! :p :
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Originally Posted by Knock-on
OK , so now "potentially lethal" is not worth worrying about ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Knock-on
The issue came up last year in Turkey , where turn 8's unique configuration created more heat than was anticipated .
As a result , they re-configured the construction .
Nobody else complained .
Heidfeld's issue was totally un-related . He couldn't get enough heat in the tires .
Perhaps Bridgestone should be brought to task over that , too . What do you think , Knock ?
It is potentially dangerous to be driving a full on lap in qualifying when your tires are not up to optimum temperature . Isn't that a primary function of the compound , to be up to temperature after an out-lap ?
But , wait , his team-mate can get them up to temperature , so it must be HIS STYLE OF DRIVING .
I guess it's not totally un-related at all .
Both drivers have potentially life-threatening issues with style of driving .
Damn those red-lovin' Bridgestone engineers ! They are trying to kill Lewis and Nick .
Yeah! Really, he should be blaming Gordon Brown - it's all his fault (pretty much everything else is).Quote:
Originally Posted by Bagwan
Does every subject in which British enthusiasts (note — NOT 'fans' — there is a difference) make comments that don't denigrate Lewis Hamilton, and therefore must automatically be ridiculously biased in the eyes of some, have to descend to this sort of thing?Quote:
Originally Posted by ioan
Danke!Quote:
Originally Posted by Knock-on
We are not in the tyre wars any more so the last thing that should be happening is a tyre failing during normal operation without any expernal explanation apart from faulty design.Quote:
Originally Posted by ioan
With your selective grasp on logic and reason, you may have failed to read my posts over the years on safety.
I have always been constant in my stance that safety is paramount, whoever the driver is and challenge you to prove differently.
In this case, we have a tyre at a track that has failed in previous years, was supposed to be fixed and is still a safety concern for one of the drivers.
That in my view is unnaceptable whoever the driver is. A driver should have to manage the wear on a tyre, not play Russian Roulette as to which Lap it will fail because of a structural weakness.
Anyone that feels that a drivers, of any team, should be endangered like this is a Lowlife in my opinion. I watch F1 to see racing, not drivers crash and unnessarily endanger their lives more than they do because of faulty equipment.
I'll spare myself the effort to reply in the future in this thread, as it arrived to a point where it turned into personal fights, again.Quote:
Originally Posted by Knock-on
It is not a personal attack. It is a statement that you are very selective.Quote:
Originally Posted by ioan
If you want to just be selective on the points of a post you answer, you merely emphersise the point I made.
Try answering the rest of the post objectivly about my stance on safety and whether a stock tyre should or should not fail in normal operating conditions.